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When We Were Kings (1996) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Leon Gast

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Muhammad Ali ... Self
George Foreman ... Self
Don King ... Self
James Brown ... Self
B.B. King ... Self
Mobutu Sese Seko ... Self (President of Zaire)
Spike Lee ... Self
Norman Mailer ... Self - Writer
George Plimpton ... Self - Writer
Thomas Hauser ... Self
Malick Bowens ... Self - Artist (as Malik Bowens)
Lloyd Price ... Self - Concert Promoter
The Spinners ... Themselves
Miriam Makeba ... Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Drew Bundini Brown ... Self - Ali's Ass't Trainer (as Drew 'Bundini' Brown)
Odessa Clay Odessa Clay ... Self - Ali's Mother
Howard Cosell ... Self - ABC Sports
Wilton Felder Wilton Felder ... Self (as The Crusaders)
Joe Frazier ... Self (archive footage)
Wayne Henderson Wayne Henderson ... Self (as The Crusaders)
Stix Hooper Stix Hooper ... Self (as The Crusaders)
Jim Jacobs Jim Jacobs ... Self (archive footage)
Stewart Levine Stewart Levine ... Self - Festival Producer
Sonny Liston ... Self (archive footage)
Alan Pariser Alan Pariser ... Self - Festival Coordinator
Danny 'Big Black' Rey Danny 'Big Black' Rey ... Self - Performer (as 'Big Black')
Dick Sadler Dick Sadler ... Self - Foreman's manager
Joe Sample Joe Sample ... Self (as The Crusaders)
Philippé Wynne Philippé Wynne ... Self (as The Spinners)
Zach Clayton Zach Clayton ... Self - Referee (archive footage) (uncredited)
Angelo Dundee ... Self (uncredited)
Lola Love Lola Love ... Self - Dancer (uncredited)
Archie Moore ... Self (uncredited)
Ken Norton ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jersey Joe Walcott Jersey Joe Walcott ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Leon Gast ... producer
Taylor Hackford ... producer
Vikram Jayanti ... co-producer
Keith Robinson ... co-producer
David Sonenberg ... executive producer

Cinematography by 

Maryse Alberti
Paul Goldsmith
Kevin Keating
Albert Maysles
Roderick Young

Editing by 

Leon Gast
Taylor Hackford
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte ... (as Jeffrey Levy-Hinte)
Keith Robinson

Production Management 

St. Clair Bourne ... unit manager
Ossie Brown ... unit manager
Barrie Singer ... production manager
Robert Warmflash ... post-production supervisor

Sound Department 

Robert Cardelli ... sound editor
Bill Daly ... location sound coordinator
Gene Defever ... location sound recordist
Bernard Fox ... location sound coordinator
Petur Hliddal ... location sound recordist
Gary Kelgern ... sound recordist: concert sound
Ed Lockman ... location sound recordist
Alan Manger ... sound recordist: concert sound
William Markle ... sound post-production
Tony Miller ... location sound recordist
Frank Morrone ... re-recording mixer / sound mixer
Mark Paturet ... location sound recordist
Randal Shepard ... location sound recordist
Tony V. Stevens ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Christopher L. Stone ... sound recordist: concert sound (as Chris Stone)
Richard Wells ... location sound recordist
Shane Zarintash ... location sound recordist (as Shane Zarantash)
Yuri Gorbachow ... noise reduction engineer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Joe Arcidiacono ... assistant camera
Michael F. Barrow ... gaffer
Howard L. Bingham ... still photographer
Joseph Calloway ... additional cinematographer (as Joseph W. Calloway)
Everett Easton ... gaffer
Robert Fletcher ... additional cinematographer
Wardell Gaynor ... additional cinematographer
Jack Harris ... additional cinematographer
Larry Kirsch ... key grip
Bob Kragen ... key grip
Norman Leigh ... gaffer
Roy Lewis ... additional cinematographer
Bill McManus ... concert lighting director
Roland Mitchell ... additional cinematographer
Dave Samuel ... gaffer (as David Samuel)
Karma Stanley ... additional cinematographer
Egon Stephan Jr. ... camera technician (as Egon Stephan)
Burleigh Wartes ... additional cinematographer

Editorial Department 

Jamie W. Billett ... post-production assistant
Donald Blank ... post-production assistant
Wendy Caplin ... assistant editor
Joseph Fusco ... post-production assistant
Mark Ginsberg ... color timer
Sara Spolan ... post-production assistant
Stan Sztaba ... negative matcher
Terry Tragianopoulos ... assistant editor
Joe Violante ... advisor: Technicolor
Jeff Mack ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Music Department 

Peter Denenberg ... post music mixing
Scot McCracken ... music supervisor
Rick Rowe ... music premix

Additional Crew 

Jonathan Angier ... production assistant
Larry Bullard ... production assistant
Frank D'Angelo ... production assistant
Ronnie Dee ... musician/vocalist
Bill Durborow ... coordinator: Das Films Ltd.
Richard Edelen ... production assistant
Kenneth D. Freundlich ... legal
John Ginnes ... production coordinator
Eileen Greene ... coordinator: Das Films Ltd.
Cynthia Henry ... production assistant
Bob Hewitt ... production assistant
Laurie Horsley ... production assistant
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte ... avid services (as Jeffrey Levy-Hinte)
Peter Lasoff ... production assistant
Stewart Levine ... concert producer
Louise Marshall ... production coordinator
Hugh Masekela ... concert producer
Chip Monck ... concert line producer
Don Nolan ... 35 mm blow-up
Alan Pariser ... festival coordinator
Lloyd Price ... concert producer
Andréa Timpone ... coordinator: Das Films Ltd. (as Andrea Timpone)
Rick Wardell ... production assistant
Richard Warner ... production assistant
Peter D. Graves ... executive marketing consultant (uncredited)

Thanks 

Lonnie Ali ... special thanks
Ray Arcel ... in memory of
Damon Bingham ... special thanks
Drew Bundini Brown ... in memory of
Cassius Clay Sr. ... in memory of
Odessa Clay ... in memory of
John Condon ... in memory of
Harold Conrad ... in memory of
Howard Cosell ... in memory of
Cus D'Amato ... in memory of
Richard Durham ... in memory of
Paula Frank ... special thanks
Geri Spolan Gast ... special thanks
Eugenie Gavenchak ... special thanks
Lawrence Grauman ... in memory of
Alex Haley ... in memory of
Harvey Horowitz ... special thanks
Jim Jacobs ... in memory of
Marvin Kohn ... in memory of
Sonny Liston ... in memory of
Joe Louis ... in memory of
Malcolm X ... in memory of
Rocky Marciano ... in memory of
Elijah Muhammad ... in memory of
Barney Nagler ... in memory of
Sugar Ray Robinson ... in memory of
Luis Sarria ... in memory of
Lana Shabazz ... in memory of
Barrie Singer ... in memory of
Shelley Sonenberg ... special thanks
Michael Spolan ... in memory of
Burleigh Wartes ... in memory of
Fred Wesley ... special thanks
Brian Wierda ... in memory of
Philippé Wynne ... in memory of (as Felipe Wynne)
Crew believed to be complete

See also

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